Sun Internet Mail Server 3.5 Advanced Installation Guide: Contents

Contents

	About This Book
	Who Should Use This Book
	Conventions
	Related Documentation
		SIMS Documentation
		Other Related Sun Documentation
	Shell Prompts in Command Examples
	Graphical User Interface Conventions
1.	Overview of SIMS 3.5 Components
	SIMS 3.5 Core Components
		SIMS Internet Message Transfer Agent
		Indexed Message Store
		Sun Directory Services
	SIMS 3.5 Optional Components
		SIMS High Availability
		Sun Web Access Server
		Sun Messaging Connectivity Services
		Remote Administration Console
		POP3/IMAP4 Proxy
2.	Server and Client Requirements
	Platform Requirements
		CPU Requirements
	Disk Space Requirements
		SMCS Storage Requirements
		Swap Space Requirements
	Memory Requirements
	Client Requirements
	System Configuration Requirements
3.	What SIMS 3.5 Installs
	SIMS 3.5 Contents Directories
	SIMS 3.5 Installed Packages
	SIMS 3.5 Installed Files
		Administration Console Files
		MTA Files
		Message Store/Proxy Server Files
		Sun Directory Services Files
		SMCS Files
		Web Access Server Files
4.	Preparing to Configure
	Software Requirements
		Adminstrator's Required Tasks
	Summary of Files Configurable by Administrator
	Default Configurations
		SIMS Configurable Files
	Startup Scripts
	Summary of SIMS Default Configurations
5.	Preparing to Install SIMS 3.5
	Preparing to Upgrade
		Upgrading from SIMS 3.x to SIMS 3.5
		Upgrading from SIMS 2.0
	Preparing a Clean System
	Preparing to Install Patches
		Required Patches
		Recommended Patches
		Installing Patches
	Preparing to Install and Update Licenses
		Requesting a License Password
		Determining Server Configurations
		Installing and Updating Licensing Information
	Preparing to Install Proxies
	Preparing to Install SMCS
		Determining Transport Protocol
		Specifying Mail Clients Setup
		Checking Directory Synchronization
		Meeting SMCS Requirements
6.	Installing SIMS 3.5
	Before Installing
	Installing SIMS 3.5
		Running the Installation Script
		Selecting Installation Type
		Selecting Optional Components
		Specifying Licenses
		Specifying Core Server Configurations
		Specifying Optional Configurations
		Running the Setup Install
	Installing SIMS Add-on Options
	Installing SIMS High Availability
	Removing SIMS/HA
	Installing Stand-Alone SunTM Web Access
	Installing Remote Administration Console
	Installing Pure POP3/IMAP Proxy
	After Installing SIMS 3.5
7.	Post-Installation Configurations
	Upgrading SIMS 3.1/3.2 Directory Contents to SIMS 3.5
		Modifying the LDAP Directory Server Schema
		Configuring Existing Users in the LDAP Directory Database to Use Web Access
	Preparing Configuration File for Mail Users Only
	HotJava Browser Configuration
	Removing sendmail for Pure POP3/IMAP Proxy
8.	Post-installation SunTM Web Access Setup
	Starting Sun Web Access
	Reference Chapters for Sun Web Access
	Configuring Sun Web Access
		Restarting the Web Access Server
		Changing the port Number
		Establishing Secure Service
		Extending the Web Access Palette
		Using An Alternate JVM for Web Access
		Changing the LDAP Server
		Invoking Web Access
9.	Post-Installation Tasks
	Overview of SIMS Post-Installation Tasks
		Checking SIMS Installation Log Files
		Starting the Mail Server
		Linking to an Existing Web Server
		Connecting to the Manual Pages
		Starting SIMS Administration Console
		Starting SIMS Administration Console for HA Systems
		Starting Sun Web Access Server
		Populating the Directory
		Migrating Mail Folders
	Testing Your SIMS 3.5 Server
10.	Troubleshooting SIMS Server
	Configuring DNS Setup
		Diagnosing DNS
		Configuring Files
	Reading SIMS Installation Log Files
	Rebooting after Reinstalling
	Configuring HotJava Browser
	Removing sendmail
	Missing Command Tool
	Removing Extra Characters in License Password File
	Cleaning up Corrupted Quota File

11.	SIMS Asymmetric High Availability
	Other HA References in this Guide
	SIMS Asymmetric HA Configuration
	Fail-over Procedure
		Linking SIMS Directories to Shared Disks
		Linking Sun DS Directories to Shared Disks
		Replacing HA stop and start Scripts
		Operating System and Platform Support
		Storage and File System Requirements
	Directory Services Considerations
A.	Command-Line Installation
	Command-Line Utilities
		Installation Utility
	The uninstall Utility
	Example of Command-Line Installation
	Graphical or Command-Line Installation?
B.	Planning SIMS System
	Directory Services Considerations
		Automatic Directory Information Tree Layout
		Directory Service Administration
		Directory Replication
	Selecting Topologies
		E-mail System for a Small Organization
		E-mail System for a Medium Organization
	Internet Message Transfer Agent Considerations
		Role of a Mail Server
		Sample MTA Scenarios

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